Tag Archives: listening

A Web site for the campaign, TryAudiobooks.com, has sections that recommend books for groups including runners, craft enthusiasts, business travelers and road-tripping families. Users also can plug in how many hours they expect to, say, be confined in a car … Continue reading →

Is hearing a book as good as reading one? This is possibly the wrong question to be asking in 2013. However, I will give my answer to this question after I share some amazing information with you. First of all, … Continue reading →

Writing and reading are invariably connected, most people would agree. Yet adding grammar to the mix is bound to be contentious. Grammar is not neutral. All through the ages of man, there have been those who spurned it, found it … Continue reading →

The Interview Teacher: From Imagination to Sophistication Only recently did it dawn on me that an interview is more than what it appears to be on the surface: question and answer. I thank all my students, past, present and future, … Continue reading →

Interview Reflections This past week I was interviewed by the students at my school, Colegio Internacional SEK. They were doing a unit on immigrants and immigration, and since I’m one of the few English-speaking, immigrants who work in the English … Continue reading →

Firstly, the “it” I refer to in the title is teaching. In this particular instance, I refer to the teaching of listening by teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Forgive me if you found the title ambiguous, or misleading … Continue reading →

Transcript below. Listening practice for learners of English. For more useful and free learning English podcasts visit http://teacherluke.podomatic.com Video Tapescript: Luke: So what’s the best thing about being in London for you? Man with red tie: The food Luke: Really? … Continue reading →

Teaching the Four Skills Over the course of my teaching career I have learned much from observation and experimentation with my students. I owe an eternal debt of gratitude for their willingness to cooperate with me over the years. Thank … Continue reading →